Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

mạt cưa mướp đắng

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Meaning · English

deceiver, swindler, fraudster, scammer

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

情期拯限麻年𩈘鋸𦲾䔲堆邊𱥺坊They got acquainted with each other by chance without premeditation. What a couple, a swindler and a scammer, two of the same ilk!

Cùng phường mạt cưa mướp đắng cả! – Ông giáo cười khẩy:… Dù Diều hâu hay Bồ câu, đều phải vì nước Mỹ, lợi thì vơ vào, bất lợi thì phải nhả ra thôi!"They're all deceivers and fraudsters!" Snickered the Professor: "Whether hawks or doves, they must all act in the United States' interests; if they could profit, they'd hog everything; if they could not profit, they'd spit it all out!"

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Common questions

What does “mạt cưa mướp đắng” mean?

deceiver, swindler, fraudster, scammer

Is “mạt cưa mướp đắng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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